r6g.8xlarge.searchvsr7g.8xlarge.search

r6g.8xlarge.search is 6% cheaper than r7g.8xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $122.64 a month.

At a glancer6g.8xlarge.searchr7g.8xlarge.search
On-demand$2.677/hr6% less$2.845/hr
Lowest rate$1.392/hr6% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$1.479/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size32 vCPUs, 256 GiB32 vCPUs, 256 GiB
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. standard option, USD per hour.

Optionr6g.8xlarge.searchr7g.8xlarge.searchr7g.8xlarge.search vs r6g.8xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$2.677$2.845▲ 6%
1-yr reservedNo upfront31% off$1.84731% off$1.963▲ 6%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$1.39248% off$1.479▲ 6%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$2.276—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where r6g.8xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$2.677 vs $2.845 per hour
6% cheaper
Where r7g.8xlarge.search leads
Network baseline15 Gbps vs 12 Gbps
25% higher
EBS baseline bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 9,500 Mbps
5% higher
Sustained clock2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
4% higher

Specs

9 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 8 differr6g.8xlarge.searchr7g.8xlarge.search
vCPUs3232
Physical cores3232
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.6 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECUvariablevariable
MemoryAll 1 matchr6g.8xlarge.searchr7g.8xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)256256
Networking2 of 2 differr6g.8xlarge.searchr7g.8xlarge.search
Network baseline12 Gbps15 Gbps
Network peak12 Gbps15 Gbps
Storage4 of 7 differr6g.8xlarge.searchr7g.8xlarge.search
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth9,500 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth9,500 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,187.5 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,187.5 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS40,00040,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
ClusterAll 2 matchr6g.8xlarge.searchr7g.8xlarge.search
Node rolesData, Dedicated manager, CoordinatorData, Dedicated manager, Coordinator
UltraWarmYesYes
Instance details1 of 3 differr6g.8xlarge.searchr7g.8xlarge.search
Familyr6gr7g
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differr6g.8xlarge.searchr7g.8xlarge.search
Hardware Basisr6g.8xlarger7g.8xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for r6g.8xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionr6g.8xlarge.searchr7g.8xlarge.searchDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$1.726$1.994▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.726$1.994▲ 16%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$2.677$2.845▲ 6%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$2.677$2.845▲ 6%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$2.677$2.845▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$2.745$2.917▲ 6%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$2.842$3.025▲ 6%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$2.932$3.115▲ 6%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$2.932$3.115▲ 6%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$2.975$3.161▲ 6%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$2.996$3.183▲ 6%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$2.996$3.182▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$3.113$3.432▲ 10%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$3.134$3.341▲ 7%
EU (London)eu-west-2$3.145$3.341▲ 6%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$3.145$3.333▲ 6%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$3.146$3.342▲ 6%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$3.176$3.502▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$3.208$3.409▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$3.208$3.409▲ 6%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$3.208$3.409▲ 6%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$3.208$3.409▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$3.23$3.432▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$3.23$3.432▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$3.23$3.432▲ 6%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$3.23$3.432▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$3.24$3.432▲ 6%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$3.356$3.502▲ 4%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$3.424$3.775▲ 10%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$3.441$3.793▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$3.559$3.772▲ 6%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$4.271$4.527▲ 6%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

r6g.8xlarge.searchMemory optimized, r6g family
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AWS OpenSearch standard option prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.